Keswick Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Keswick,
Cumbria,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: The Fox Tap
Established in 2006
Contact
Description
Beer brewed with love & passion. It's all about the beer.
After years of searching for premises a suitable building was found.
In December 2005 building work began. Since finding the premises we have found out that this site is the site of the oldest brewery known to have been in Keswick – ‘The Keswick Brewery Company’.
The brewery is a 10 barrel brew length (Equivalent to 40 – 9 gallon casks , 1600 litres or 2880 pints). Our first trial brew was exhibited at the Cumbria Life Food and Drink Festival in Spring 2006 and at the Dog and Gun in Keswick. The first production beers were launched at the Dog and Gun and the Keswick Beer Festival in June 2006. The first beer we made was Thirst Run, a Golden Pale Ale – 4.2%, this then became one of our best sellers. The use of ‘Thirst’ for our beer range came from this first beer.
With the brewery’s success and many awards, the brewery was running out of space. In October 2019 we finished building work to create extra brew capacity and a new bar so we can offer our bar, tours and shop throughout the year. The creation of The Fox Tap also means we can now offer brewery events such as Brewery Socials.
After years of searching for premises a suitable building was found.
In December 2005 building work began. Since finding the premises we have found out that this site is the site of the oldest brewery known to have been in Keswick – ‘The Keswick Brewery Company’.
The brewery is a 10 barrel brew length (Equivalent to 40 – 9 gallon casks , 1600 litres or 2880 pints). Our first trial brew was exhibited at the Cumbria Life Food and Drink Festival in Spring 2006 and at the Dog and Gun in Keswick. The first production beers were launched at the Dog and Gun and the Keswick Beer Festival in June 2006. The first beer we made was Thirst Run, a Golden Pale Ale – 4.2%, this then became one of our best sellers. The use of ‘Thirst’ for our beer range came from this first beer.
With the brewery’s success and many awards, the brewery was running out of space. In October 2019 we finished building work to create extra brew capacity and a new bar so we can offer our bar, tours and shop throughout the year. The creation of The Fox Tap also means we can now offer brewery events such as Brewery Socials.
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Red Lion, Hawkshead. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is chocolate and bread. Taste has bready malt and watery chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2018
at 17:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Churchill Inn, Ambleside, as Keswick Gold. Golden with a glow, clear, and a small head. Has a floral nose with a hoppy-floral taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2018
at 23:57
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tried at The Dog Beck JDW, Penrith. Golden colour with a white head. Light fruity sweet aroma and taste. Light body
Tried
on 18 Oct 2017
at 17:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wainwright, Keswick. Golden, clear with a small almost-white head. Light aroma of hay and notes of butterscotch. Taste is sweet with a pronounced malty note and some leafy hop in the finish. Notes of light grain and toffee in the aftertaste. Very English, and very good for what it is.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2017
at 09:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at Alexanders, Kendal. Appearance - amber with a nice lacy head. Nose - burnt bread and light toffee. Taste - more toffee this time. Crunchy dry biscuit finish. Palate - close to medium bodied. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - decent example of the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2017
at 16:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On cask at Alexanders, Kendal. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - mainly honey. Taste - caramel and syrup. Light biscuit. Palate - light to medium bodied. Generally sweet and cloying for the remainder. Overall - a bit sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2017
at 15:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Red chinks. Nose - strawberry, but mostly toffee. Taste - mostly toffee again. Subtle shortbread underneath but toffee dominant. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long tangy though quite sweet finish Overall - rich but I’d like a bit of biscuit bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2017
at 17:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Nose - peaches, light medicinal. Taste - oh, loads of orange. Somewhere between concentrated orange squash and an orange liqueur spirit. Then there’s a layer of toffee over it. Palate - medium bodied. Tangy texture through the middle part. Tangy but slightly sweet on the finish. Overall - this kind of falls between an IPA and an English Strong Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2017
at 15:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - golden with a thin but decent head. Nose - cornflakes with an orangey note. Taste - more oranges, some mineral, orange barley sweets on the finish. Palate - light bodied, tangy texture, dry tangy finish. Overall - it grew on me!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2017
at 14:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle I think from the cafe at the outdoor events place. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - toffee and burnt bread. Taste - burnt bread, some orange but not so fresh. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a finish that could be fresher. Overall - ok but wouldn’t buy a second.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2017
at 15:50